BOOM: Another 1.2 Million Guns Sold in January
We’ve established a new floor in demand for firearms in this country. According to the NSSF’s adjusted NICS numbers for January, Americans bought just under 1.2 million more guns last…
Some Truths Behind The Latest Concealed Carry Statistics in America
Bigstock Across the United States, fewer US citizens applied for new concealed carry permits. That’s what the numbers say, and it is true from a certain…
Who Wants to Tell the SNL Writers That Operation Choke Point Is Real And Continues to This Day?
The rapid decline of Saturday Night Live was on full display once again last weekend as the once-great late night comedy show keeps demonstrating it has no relevance to real…
CCRKBA: Stop Blaming Gun Owners and Retailers for the Crime Problem in Maryland
Courtesy Gov. Wes Moore Facebook The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said Maryland gun owners have every right to oppose new…
Second Class Status for Gun Rights in California on Hold, For Now
“You clearly want more innocent children to die if you don’t pass more gun control laws.” You can try and dress it up, but that’s the gist of the marketing…
SHOT Show 2024: The Lionheart Vulcan 9 Pistol is Finally Almost Here
Lionheart Vulcan 9 Ember I like everything about the Lionheart Vulcan…except for the fact that I’ve never shot one. I’ve kept an eye on the Vulcan’s…
Yesterday Was a Busy Day Around the Gun World
Wednesday was an auspicious day. It was, at the very least, a new beginning of sorts for two of the outdoors’ most influential organizations. Yesterday marked the closing of what…
Metzl: We Need to Take a Structuralist Approach to Disrupting the Gun Ownership Binary in America
Courtesy Vanderbilt University I tracked the history of [trying to regulate guns like cigarettes] going back to the ’90s. And I think, at some point,…
Biden White House and Ministry of Gun Control Draft Schools, Teachers to Spread Their Anti-Gun Messaging
Bigstock The White House is enlisting school officials to help hoodwink parents about its gun control plans, according to a statement issued last week. The reason…
BREAKING: Judge Roger Benitez Blocks California Ammo Background Check Law
Bigstock He’s done it again. United States District Judge Roger Benitez has permanently enjoined the state of California from enforcing its law mandating background checks on…
CMP Signs with Tisas USA to Offer New GI Version 1911A1 Pistols
I caught wind of this last year at SHOT, but the deal was finally signed this year right as SHOT Show 2024 kicked off. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has…
As Wayne LaPierre Exits, the NRA is Down, But Not Out. Yet.
Bigstock By Cari Babitzke, Boston University Wayne LaPierre resign from the National Rifle Association today. During most of the 33 years he spent at its helm…
Judge Blocks Cortland New York Ban on Guns in Public Housing
It will probably come as quite a shock to New York officials like Governor Kathy Hochul to learn that people who live in public housing have all the same civil…
My Resolution for the New Year . . .
That’s my New Year’s resolution, to read the owner’s manual. While that flies in the face of decades, centuries, nay millennia of men completely ignoring owner’s manuals and simply winging…
The Chicago Rat Hole Has Nothing on the Richmond Gun Hole Shrine
Despite the lack of credibility, users still turn out exciting niche content. The best example is this tweet about the Richmond Gun Hole from @brockomole, who tweeted an impression of…
FN Expands Their 509 Series With New Pistols, Comp Kits and Limited Edition Models
FN’s 509 series of striker-fired handguns may not be the first to come to mind when you think of 9mm handguns, but they’re some of the best, most full-featured semi-automatic…
SHOT Show: AGs Talk Collaboration to Counter Biden Administration Anti-Gun Lawfare
https://youtu.be/CoZaZklXWuI?si=ee_qfGm-TmiFBTYb The top law enforcement officers in six states joined together for the first ever NSSF Boots & Badges Attorneys General Forum at SHOT Show 2024 and the feedback was…
Senator Kathleen Passidomo is the GOP Face of Gun Control in Florida
Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo has once again stopped Open Carry legislation from moving forward. (Photo Courtesy Office of Senate President) Once again, Florida Senate…
Every GOP Attorney General Warns Biden Admin Ministry of Gun Control Against Cutting Off Lake City Commercial Ammo
Every single Republican state attorney general sent the same message to President Joe Biden and his Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Don’t degrade military readiness or think about using Lake…
New Company, New Pistol: Rost Martin Launches the RM1C 9mm at SHOT Show
Walking through the downstairs food court at SHOT Show, my Korean chicken bowl and I did something of a double take at the large, impressive Rost Martin booth. I stood…
OSD Verdict: 2024 Proved the SHOT Show is Very Much Alive and Well
The first SHOT after COVID was in 2022, and at the time there was a real question about whether trade shows were dead. That’s no longer an open question…
NRA On Trial: It is Time for Association Members to Ensure Some Real Organizational Hygiene
SHOT Show 2024 saw a uniquely large gathering of CEOs and other senior industry leaders. The occasion? The joint 75th birthday celebration of both Hornady and Ruger. It was a large…
Biggest SHOT Show Ever Wraps Up with Record-Breaking Success
The 46th SHOT Show was a resounding success, setting new benchmarks for industry innovation, collaboration and engagement. With an expanded show floor, a record-high number of exhibitors, and an array…
SHOT Show: WEE1 Tactical Will Soon Release a Mini AK-47 in 22 LR
When WEE1 Tactical launched their JR-15, a scaled-down AR-15 chambered in 22 LR and designed for youth shooting with some kid-focused safety features and such built in, it sparked the…
SHOT Show 2024: The Carry Handle Comeback
What’s old is new again at SHOT this year and it isn’t just lever guns. Classic carry handle AR uppers are back with a vengeance, too. Some were brought back…
Utah Legislature Tries to Rein In Anti-Gun Police at Salt Lake City Airport
Courtesy Fox 13 A recent report from Fox 13 News in Utah tells the wild story of a police department that’s gone rogue. Despite changes to…
SHOT Show 2024: The Year Thompson Met Stoner
Every year, SHOT Show seems to have a theme, more or less. A type of gun, caliber, or something that ties together multiple new product releases from a range of…
Kentucky Legislature Considers CARR, a Red Flag Law By Another Name
“We need to have another tool that we don’t have today,” Westerfield explained in December. “Something not as substantial or severe as voluntary commitment, but also not as useless as…
SHOT Show: The MaulAR Lever Gun From Bear Creek Arsenal
Bear Creek Arsenal is known for their budget AR-15s, AR-10s, AR9s, and basically a budget everything in the Armalite rifle world. They’ve done some odd guns and odd calibers, so…
SHOT Show: The New JK Armament GOAT HF High Flow Suppressor
At SHOT Show this year, JK Armament launched their new G.O.A.T. HF 5.56 suppressor. HF stands for high flow, and somehow they’ve not only tweaked their existing JK 155 SBRX…